Smart Reads March 14, 2013
It’s a Pope! His name is Jorge Bergoglio, but he’ll be known as Francis. The FT’s Jude Webber profiles the “Pope with sandals on” – he’s known for sitting in the back row at church events, travelling...
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Waiting for white smoke in Italian politics
Situation vacant? Mario Monti (Getty) There were two big job vacancies in Rome last month. The Catholic Church began looking for a new pope after the shock resignation of Benedict XVI. Meanwhile,...
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It only took the conclave of cardinals a couple of days to elect a pope, yet Italians are still waiting for a prime minister. Ferdinando Giugliano explains why Italy-watchers are not expecting white...
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♦ Lawrence Summers made dismissive remarks about the effectiveness of quantitative easing back in April, while a senate letter by a group of Democrats backing Janet Yellen for the next Fed chair is...
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♦ In Turkey, Gulenists have burnt their bridges with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party, while Mr Erdogan makes no bones about his desire to purge the bureacracy of his former allies. It is, according...
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By Toby Luckhurst The Washington Post argues that the Obama Administration must end its tacit support for the military government in Egypt. Hindus face violence in Bangladesh following the general...
View ArticleSmart Reads April 17, 2014
• Putin is proving his skills as Russia’s great propagandist, with his use of Soviet-era symbolism alarming those fearful for the country’s democracy. • The Ukraine stand-off offers Beijing a broader...
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